25 Sep Georgia DOT Wins Transportation Management and Operations Award The Georgia Department of Transportation was named the overall winner of the National Operations Center of Excellence’s transportation systems management and operations awards. Read more...
25 Sep FAA Chief to Fly 737 Max on Sept. 30 as Agency Approval Nears The top U.S. aviation regulator plans to test fly Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max on Sept. 30 in an attempt to show an antsy public that proposed fixes will be safe, according to a person familiar with the plans. Read more...
25 Sep U.S. Xpress Joins vHub Trailer Marketplace U.S. Xpress Enterprises has joined the repositioning and sharing marketplace vHub, the companies announced Sept. 23. Read more...
25 Sep Lion Battery-Electric Trucks Bound for Amazon Lion Electric announced that it will deliver 10 Class 6 battery-electric vehicles to Amazon.com Inc., with the first two arriving this year. Read more...
25 Sep Mercedes-Benz Heavy-Duty eActros Set for Production in 2021 Mercedes-Benz Trucks announced series production of its heavy-duty battery-electric eActros model intended for distribution applications, is scheduled to start in 2021. Read more...
25 Sep Contactless Delivery, Safety Precautions Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Bills of Lading Fleets and shippers have been taking extra precautions to help protect the professional truck drivers who have been serving on the front lines of the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
25 Sep Prestolite Expands Starter-Motor Warranty Prestolite Electric announced it extended the Prestolite Power Promise warranty to its PowerPro Extreme 5 unit, offering extended coverage of up to two years and unlimited mileage to the truck starter motor. Read more...
25 Sep FMCSA Denies Pronto.ai’s HOS Exemption Request FMCSA has denied an application from Pronto .ai requesting an exemption from the 11-hour driving limit and the 14-hour driving window in the hours-of-service requirements. Read more...
25 Sep Oil Dips in Wake of Renewed Concerns Over Virus Surge Oil fell amid growing concerns that another wave of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to tighter lockdown measures and further stifle crude demand. Read more...
25 Sep Trucking’s Trade Shows Go Virtual With the human and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic weighing heavily on the country and the world, 2020 has been anything but a normal year for the commercial transportation industry. Read more...